I suffered for my art...was it worth it??

[mandyac]

Hi everyone,

This photo was taken at sunrise in Melbourne, Victoria on a freezing cold winter morning. I'm brand new to photography and this session was my first shot with manual settings so I'm really really keen to get feedback about how I can better cordinate my ISO/shutter speed/aperture etc.

Camera: Canon 450D
AV: 5.0
TV: 1/30sec
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 43mm

Thanking you in advance,
Mandy

[sk66]

It's a nice pic. Are you happy with it? Then it's worth it....

[leviathan]

I think it's a beautiful photo. Just crop some off the top so the upper horizon consumes only a third of the image.

[barrettfb]

Originally Posted by leviathan

I think it's a beautiful photo. Just crop some off the top so the upper horizon consumes only a third of the image.

I agree, there is a bit too much sky in the picture. With a sky as flat (few clouds) as that one, the most interesting part of the picture is what is below.

Also, I think I'd like to see this picture horizontal rather than vertical. The pier looks jammed into the image and the most dynamic part, the water, is what i want to see more of.

[Gernot]

Mandy,
I think this one's great but still I have to agree with barrettfb that there's a bit too much sky.
I like the dramatic water!

[Slyanius]

Beautiful photo. I really like the colour in the waves.

[Michael_2010]

Sure it's worth it!

Sunrise is the best time of the day and if you mnage to capture one good shot out of many, then you have done well.

[mandyac]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I agree with the cropping, I chopped off a bit of the sky and it looks much, much better.

Braving the freezing cold weather to get this shot was definately worth it after all!

Have a great day all,
Mandy

[Elmo]

A little cold spray is a only minor inconvenience for an active photographer.

[Tinywater]

beautiful colors. would agree on the cropping too